What is Baffin Island known for?
Baffin Island is Believed to be the Birth of the Last Ice Age. Surrounded by deep fjords and glacial valleys in Auyuittuq National Park is the Penny Ice Cap which is a remaining piece of, and as some would believe, the birthplace of the last ice age.
Where is Baffin Island mines?
Nunavut, Canada
Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation (Baffinland) is a Canadian mining company, mining iron ore at the Mary River operation in the Qikiqtani region of North Baffin, Nunavut, Canada.
Is there gold on Baffin Island?
ValOre 100% owned Baffin Gold Property is comprised of consolidated mineral tenure approximately 230 km southwest of the community of Clyde River on Baffin Island, in the Qikiqtani region of Nunavut.
Who owns Nunavut iron ore?
The Energy & Minerals Group
Nunavut Iron Ore is owned by The Energy & Minerals Group, a “private Houston-based fund that makes equity investments of $150 to $400 million in entities with talented, experienced management teams” which is providing the majority of the “equity financing for the Offer”.
Are there any trees on Baffin Island?
In a yard in Iqaluit, there are two Christmas trees. They are hundreds of kilometres from the treeline and any other black spruce. At about four feet high, they’re in the running to be the tallest trees in Iqaluit. They grow about a centimetre a year, in the few weeks when temperatures in Iqaluit top 10 degrees C.
What minerals are mined in Nunavut?
Gold, copper and diamonds are bringing prosperity to Nunavut—and the Inuit people of this northern territory play an integral role when it comes to the labour force for these operations and also in steering discussion around environmental concerns.
Are there diamond mines in Nunavut?
The Jericho Diamond Mine is a dormant diamond mine located in Canada’s Nunavut territory. Jericho is Nunavut’s first and only diamond mine. It is located 420 km (260 mi) northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and is accessible by air all year and by winter road from Yellowknife.
